Bally Flash Gordon DIP Switch Settings

The -35 MPU used on the Bally Flash Gordon pinball machine has four banks of dip switches.

Each bank has eight switches for a total of 32 different switches, and the banks are labeled S1-8, S9-16, S17-24, and S25-32. The "ON" toggle position is marked on the switch bank. Before making any switch adjustments, you should TURN YOUR MACHINE OFF.

Here are a few charts as to what these switches do.

First the coin chute switches. All Ballys of this era have at least two coin chutes, one on the left side (hinge side), and one on the right side. Some have an optional center chute. Chute #1 (hinge side) is controlled by switches S1-S5, Chute #2 (center) is controlled by switches S17-S20, and Chute #3 is controlled by switches S9-S13. The left and right chutes are similar and the center chute is a little different. I believe this is to allow for a different coin in the center (e.g., quarters in #1 and #3, and SBA dollars in chute #2).

Left Chute Settings

Center Chute Settings

Right Chute Settings

S5

S4

S3

S2

S1

Credits/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

1/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

2/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

3/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

4/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

5/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

6/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

7/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

ON

8/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

9/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

12/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

14/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

ON

1/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

2/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

ON

3/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

ON

OFF

4/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

ON

ON

5/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

6/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

7/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

8/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

9/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

12/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

14/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

1/1st Coin2/2nd Coin

ON

OFF

ON

ON

ON

0/1st Coin*1/2nd Coin1/3rd Coin1/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

0/1st Coin*1/2nd Coin0/3rd Coin**2/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

1/1st Coin1/2nd Coin1/3rd Coin2/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

1/1st Coin2/2nd Coin1/3rd Coin3/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

ON

ON

1/1st Coin2/2nd Coin2/3rd Coin2/4th Coin

ON

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

0/1st Coin***0/2nd Coin***1/3rd Coin

ON

ON

ON

OFF

ON

0/1st Coin**0/2nd Coin**0/3rd Coin**1/4th Coin

ON

ON

ON

ON

OFF

0/1st Coin****0/2nd Coin****0/3rd Coin****0/4th Coin****
1/5t Coin

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

0/1st Coin***0/2nd Coin***1/3rd Coin0/4th Coin****
1/5th Coin

S5

S4

S3

S2

S1

Credits/Coin

S20

S19

S18

S17

Credits/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

Same as Left Chute

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

1/1 Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

2/1 Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

3/1 Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

4/1 Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

5/1 Coin

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

6/1 Coin

OFF

ON

ON

ON

7/1 Coin

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

8/1 Coin

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

9/1 Coin

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

10/1 Coin

ON

OFF

ON

ON

11/1 Coin

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

12/1 Coin

ON

ON

OFF

ON

13/1 Coin

ON

ON

ON

OFF

14/1 Coin

ON

ON

ON

ON

15/1 Coin

S20

S19

S18

S17

Credits/Coin

S13

S12

S11

S10

S9

Credits/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

1/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

2/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

3/Coin

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

4/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

5/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

6/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

7/Coin

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

ON

8/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

9/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

12/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

14/Coin

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

ON

1/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

2/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

ON

3/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

ON

OFF

4/2 Coins*

OFF

ON

ON

ON

ON

5/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

6/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

7/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

OFF

8/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

9/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

OFF

12/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

14/2 Coins*

ON

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

1/1st Coin2/2nd Coin

ON

OFF

ON

ON

ON

0/1st Coin*1/2nd Coin1/3rd Coin1/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

0/1st Coin*1/2nd Coin0/3rd Coin**2/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

1/1st Coin1/2nd Coin1/3rd Coin2/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

1/1st Coin2/2nd Coin1/3rd Coin3/4th Coin

ON

ON

OFF

ON

ON

1/1st Coin2/2nd Coin2/3rd Coin2/4th Coin

ON

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

0/1st Coin***0/2nd Coin***1/3rd Coin

ON

ON

ON

OFF

ON

0/1st Coin**0/2nd Coin**0/3rd Coin**1/4th Coin

ON

ON

ON

ON

OFF

0/1st Coin****0/2nd Coin****0/3rd Coin****0/4th Coin****
1/5t Coin

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

0/1st Coin***0/2nd Coin***1/3rd Coin0/4th Coin****
1/5th Coin

S13

S12

S11

S10

S9

Credits/Coin

*

No credits until second coin is dropped.

**

No credits until 4th coin is dropped.

***

No credits until 3rd coin is dropped.

****

No credits until 5th coin is dropped

Then the game adjustment switches:

Description

Switch Settings

SAUCER 10,000 LIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Controls when the 10,000 award light for
the saucer is lit

Liberal

Conservative

10K is on at the start of the game

10K is not on at start of game

Level

S6

Liberal

ON

Conservative

OFF

SAUCER VALUES LIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Controls if the lit values for the saucer
are saved from ball to ball, or if they are reset w/ a new ball

Liberal

Conservative

Any lit value will come on for next ball

Any lit values will not come on for next ball

Level

S7

Liberal

ON

Conservative

OFF

SAUCER 2X, 3X ARROW ADJUSTMENT - Controls if the saucer arrow lights stay
on for the next ball

Liberal

Conservative

Any lit arrow will come on for next ball

Any lit arrow will not come on for next ball

Level

S8

Liberal

ON

Conservative

OFF

OUTLANE SPECIAL LIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Controls when the outlane specials
are lit

Liberal

Conservative

Outlane specials will come on for next ball

Outlane specials will not come on for next ball

Level

S14

Liberal

ON

Conservative

OFF

TOP TARGET SPECIAL LIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Controls when the special light will
come on for the top target

TOP 3 TARGET ARRORW LIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Controls how the arrow lights on
the top three targets come on

Liberal

Conservative

Any lit arrow will come on for next ball

Any lit arrow will not come on for next ball

Level

S24

Liberal

ON

Conservative

OFF

MAXIMUM CREDITS - The maximum credits accepted by the machine limits the
number of games that can be accumulated by coining, winning replays, or both.

Credits

S26

S25

10

OFF

OFF

15

OFF

ON

25

ON

OFF

40

ON

ON

CREDITS DISPLAY - For some reason, you can control the display of credits.

Credits Displayed

S27

Enabled

ON

Disabled

OFF

MATCH FEATURE - When the Match Feature is ON, a random number appears in
the 'Match/Ball in Play' window and the word MATCH is illuminated. If the number
matches the last two digits in a player's score, a free game is awarded.

Match

S28

Enabled

ON

Disabled

OFF

NUMBER OF REPLAYS EARNED - Controls how many replays can be earned
per game

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